Pan cover and frame



July 18, 1933; SCHULTZ 1,918,493

PAN COVER AND FRAME Filed Sept. 4, 1931 4. v I gwuentoz fled AS10501 12 templated, it has been common to provide a Patented .July 1 8 193s,

ING COMPANY, on ,c cnm em gooaroita rioiv m o r com o Application ffiledSeptember 4;"1931. *sria li sages;

This l i On relates to anartioleadapted for use in large bakeries and known, in one 'instance,'as a Pullman pan cover, and, inanother instance, as a cup c'a-kefram'e. 1 r

7 :An object of the'invention'is t'o'provide'an article of the class described which issimple l y in structurefand fortified against wear at those places iwhere such' articles :have been previously known to deteriorat ei u- Another object is to provide such a device comprising: structural features adapted to protect the hands ofworkmenagainst injury by cutting or scratching; f

Another object is to produce anarticle of this kind which pr'ovides for added efliciency' 4 v turned angularly' toa suitable extent'jaz strip' and utility in its use as a pan cover; A

I 9 ions to its position- "pan cover.

a ing upon a set ofpans.

These and otherobj-ects are attained the means described herein and illustrated. inthe accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view in; p the inverted position, of the device-10f the present invention, as penforated ,for ruse as a a 2 is a similar fragmentarypersp -v of the device p a ly perforated for of this invention just prev vention and having the cups therein.

In previous devlces of the land herein conmetal sheet, having its edges turned'angularly in the same direction. Ameta1 band was secured interiorly of the flanges so formed and the edges of the flanges were sub,

ering the outer edge'of the r'netal band so-that said edge, afteraperiod of use became ex posed and the adjacentportions of themetal ND am- 3 raw. edge formedeby the cut-' "edge. 0

Flg. 5 1s a perspective view of a cup cake i frameconstructedm accordance with this insheet ragged, unadapted for proper; sliding movementfunsanitary dueqtotheeracksxand aperturesthus resulting, Y and dangerousfin handling by the workmen. In. ai 'other artirole (if-the same type;'thezsheet, instead of v having its edge portions ,turneduinwiardly over the imetal band, wasxc'ut oil -exteriorly of andfadjr-acentthe inner-;;edge of themetal band ll dth'emafter" se ured ?hereto .;-;The1 1 disadvantage however, of pan, LeX'poseda;;or

metal sheet, wasstill present.i- .1

cThese undesirable ,featureshave been; overcome by" means f 'o'f the; present invenabn; Herein, the .edgeis off the metalwsheet s-are.

out'wardl'yl over andemb'rl'acing" the edges and adjacent portions of .said'vflangejs. "H hu's Isa smooth .ro led edge ofband iron, indefinitely durablefreplaces the-i-f ")rmer .*structurewin Whichonly alayeri of 'thin sheet metal Leov: v iere d thegbandb 'Oth'er. advantages will fb e With referencefto: w 'v of, thisinvlentioncomprises asheetiofimetaI $9" 1 face, or-iac'eportion 5," the edges; of xwhich arejturned equally-gat asubstantiallyiright an: 1""

are not hed,' as at 13,51 0facilitategformation:

of flanges and to prevent overlapping 'at the with its" inner edge substantiallyfin contact 11, c1osely embracing theiedges 12 "andf't e corners; A'strip 7 of band iron, of greater width than the width 'offlanges 6, and'of a lengthequal to the combinedglength of said a flanges, isfsecured, such "asby' rivets 8, longi 'tudinally of the :inner facesoffsaidflanges adjacent portions offlanges 6. The rolled edge ofband iron thus formed is designed to Wear indefinitely. It precludes injury to the hands of the workmen andv materially, strengthens the frame and'the Whole device by this double structure along the lines of greatest stress and wear.

v If it is'desired to use the article as 21, Pull man pan cover, the face maybe provided vent the accidental removal from'position' of the pan cover due to the rise of'bread with spaced' rowsof perforations 14, adapted to be'positioned over the spaces occurring between the pans of a strapped series. In this connection, it should be noted that the added Weight provided by the double edge of the band of this'invention, tendsto' pre This fact is'of considerable-importance in the efficient baking system of the present day.

Ifthe article is to be used as a frame for cake baking cups, larger perforations 15 may be provided it being understood that the cups I 7 Within the v space between flanges6. The rigidity of the frame assures even and efficient baking and in position project downwardly long life of the frame'device. Y What isclaimed is: g I I 2.1. An article for baking and comprising a metal sheet having its edges turned down to prov-ide flanges and a metal band extending longitudinally of I and' secured tothe flanges and having its outer edge turned over and"embracing'the"edges of sa1d flanges for i rovidin wearqresistant non-abrasive 7 hand protective rolled'edges on Whicli the article so formed isiadapted to rest. V

An article for baking and comprising a metal sheet having'its edges turned atsub stantially right angles to form flanges ex tending in the same direction, and-1a metal band secured to and extending longitudinal; 1y of the inner faces of said flanges, the inner edge of the band being disposed substantiallyin contact against-the metal sheet and the outer'edge being turned outwardly over and embracin the edge and adjacent portions of said anges, fonproviding wearlresistant- 1 non-abraslve' hand protect ve rolled edges o'n'w'hich the article soformed is adapted to grest.

3. A stock article for manufacture of bak- V v ing utensils and the like, said article comprising a metal sheet having its edges turned down to provide flanges, and a hard metal band attached to and extend ng longi-tudin al- 1y ofsaid flanges, said band being bent longirated for use as a cover for bake pan units and for association with cake cups. 4. A frame for baklng cups and comprlsing a metal sheet provided with a pluralityof cup-receiving apertures and having its edges turned-down to form flanges,-and

heavy metal-band attached to and extending longitudinally of said flanges, the band being bent longitudinally to embrace the edgeso'f i of the sheet being provided With aligned pen tudinally to embrace the outer edges of the flanges for providing Wear resistantnone abrasive hand protective rolled edges, the ar- 'titcle so formed being adapted to be perfo for-ations adapted to-register vvith the spaces I normally provided between the pansof a unit, 7

and a heavy metal band attached to and exband being:bent'longitudinally to embrace the outer edges of the flanges for strengthening the flanges and for providing Wear resistant nonabrasive l andprotective rolled edges thereon. a

"6. A frame for; baking cups andrcompris ing a metal sheet provided with-5a plurality tending longitudinally of said'flanges, said 7 O of cup receiving apertures and having its edges-turned down to form flanges, and a heavy metal band attached to and extending ing against the inner faces of said flanges and belng bent longitudinally to embrace the 7 edges of said flanges forproviding Wear resistant non-abrasive'hand protective rolled longitudinally ofv said flanges, the band ly y,

edges on Which the frame is normally adapted tor-est. V

FRED SCHULTZ.

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